On-Demand CLE Courses
TAM On-Demand CLE courses are instantly-available online audio conferences on a variety of topics of interest to the Tennessee practitioner. These events are presented online through our partner Coggno.com, a leading e-learning platform compatible with any make of computer. Simply click on a course of interest below to learn more. You will be required to create a free account with Coggno.
Why take a TAM On-Demand CLE course?
- It’s convenient: TAM On-Demand CLE courses are available anywhere you have connection to the Internet, so you can fulfill your CLE obligations at home, at the office, or on-the-go.
- It’s cost-effective: No travel costs or time lost to traffic jams and other delays
- It puts you in control: Start and stop your CLE training when pressing matters demand your immediate attention
- It’s pre-approved by the Tennessee CLE Commission: You can get up to 8 credit hours each year toward your CLE requirement via TAM On-Demand CLE.
How to Take Your TAM On-Demand CLE Training
Once you have registered with Coggno and submitted credit card information, you will receive an e-mail containing a link your personal account page. Simply click on the event title to begin listening.
Getting CLE Credit
After you have completed the TAM On-Demand CLE course, complete the 10-question true-or-false quiz, then enter your name and BPR number when prompted. Tennessee Attorneys Memo will notify you of your completion of the course and will report the CLE hours to the Tennessee Commission on CLE and Specialization.
Current CLE Course Offerings
Five New Courses Added!
Five new on-demand CLE courses have been added to the TAM online course offerings!
Summary Judgment After Hannan & Martin: An Update for Tennessee Attorneys
Earn 1 hour of CLE credit. Andrée Blumstein discusses the Hannan & Martin decisions by the Tennessee Supreme Court and outlines their impact on summary judgment in Tennessee. Highlights include: the Hannan & Martin decisions, the Hannan rule, summary judgment in state and federal courts, affirmative negation, litigation strategies, post-Hannan cases, burden of proof, “put up or shut up” rule, and emerging “exceptions.”
Corporate Counsel Beware: Conflicts of Law May Spoil Your Privileges
Earn 1 hour of DUAL credit with Todd Presnell. In just 60 minutes, Mr. Presnell will discuss the control group test, the subject matter test, the territorial approach, the most significant relationship test, and much more. Mr. Presnell will also provide practice tips to ensure that your attorney-client privileges are preserved.
Medicare Subrogation: The Medicare Secondary Payer System in Personal Injury and Workers’ Comp Cases
Earn 1 hour of CLE credit. Bryan Moseley of Moseley & Moseley in Nashville will take you though the new changes to the Medicare secondary payer system that went into effect January 1, 2010. Highlights of this course include: an overview of the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) process, common issues when dealing with a MSP Recovery Contractor (MSPRC), finalizing Medicare liens and requesting waivers/reductions, recent changes to the MSP and new reporting requirements, including Medicare Set Asides (MSAs).
Advance Medical Directives: Changes to Living Wills, Durable Powers, and Other Updates
Earn 1 hour of CLE credit with Charles Key of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP in Memphis. Substantial improvements have been made recently in Tennessee’s advance medical directives laws, especially with regard to the Health Care Decisions Act (HCDA). Do you know how to tailor the modifications to standard forms to fit your clients’ needs? Are you fully aware of the issues that arise in the treatment of minors and HIPAA privacy issues in the use of durable powers of attorney? Highlights of this course include: 2004 and 2007 improvements in Tennessee’s advance medical directive laws, Heath Care Decisions Act (HCDA), Tennessee’s advance medical directive forms, authority for treatment of minors, and more.
Premises Liability in Tennessee: Comparative Fault, Summary Judgment, and Other Updates
Earn 1.5 hours of CLE credit with Goodlettsville attorney Mike Lawson. In just 90 minutes, Mr. Lawson covers constructive notice of dangerous or defective condition, comparative fault and premises liability, the open and obvious rule, negligent design and construction, foreseeability and failure to provide adequate security, and more.
Summary Judgment From an Appellate Perspective After Hannan & Martin
Earn 1 hour of CLE credit with Judge Patricia Cottrell, who has been on the Middle Section of the Tennessee Court of Appeals for over 10 years. Highlights include: the Hannan & Martin decisions, the basics of summary judgment, the Byrd decision, burden shifting, the pre-Hannan standard, affirmative defense, and practical points.
Whose Money is It? The Law of Subrogation in Tennessee
Earn 1.25 hours of CLE credit as Daniel Clayton, immediate past president of the Tennessee Association for Justice, outlines Tennessee’s law of subrogation. Highlights include: recent court decisions, the made whole doctrine, ERISA, hospital liens, attorney fees, and practice tips.
Conquering Advanced Issues Under the Tennessee Revised LLC Act
Earn 1 hour of CLE credit with Richard Spore, who chaired the Tennessee Bar Association's Revised LLC Act Committee, which drafted the legislation. Highlights include: the FONCE exemption, series LLCs, passive investment income, new options for LLCs, the Delaware LLC Act, federal income tax implications, liability concerns, and an IRS private letter ruling.
Defending a Medical Malpractice Case in Light of the 2008 & 2009 Amendments
Earn 1 hour of CLE credit with Brian Cummings as he discusses the principles of defending medical malpractices cases in Tennessee after the changes made in 2008 and 2009. Highlights include: the previous medical malpractice system, 2008 & 2009 amendments, pre-suit notice requirement, speedy medical records production, certificate of good faith, discovery of an expert’s signed written statement, extension of time to file, statue of limitations, statute of repose, service of process, and future issues.
2009 Tennessee Workers’ Comp Legislative Update
Earn .75 hours of CLE credit with Pete Halverstadt, a Rule 31 Mediator and Assistant Administrator of the Workers’ Comp Division of the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development and Director of the Division’s Penalty Program. Highlights include: 2008 and 2009 legislation, Overstreet v. TRW Commercial Steering, the penalty program, examples of penalties, update on penalties issued in 2008-09, new Utilization Review rules, and potential Utilization Review rules violations.
2009 Amendments to Medical Malpractice Act
Earn 1 hour of CLE credit. Rebecca Blair and Brandon Bass cover the changes by the Tennessee legislature to the state’s medical malpractice laws in 2008 and 2009. Highlights include: the 2008 and 2009 amendments, pre-suit notice requirement, acceptable methods of service of notice, personal delivery, certified mail, effective dates, obtaining medical records, certificate of good faith, future issues, and practical implications.
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